Monthly Archives: August 2010

Nutritional Labels on Fast Food Items – a step in the right direction?

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The NSW government will be holding a fast food forum on August 16  in a bid to reduce the “supersize” culture of fast food restaurants. Co-chaired by Premier Bob Carr and NSW Premier Kristina Keneally, it will discuss the government’s plan to force fast food chains to publish nutritional labels including details such as calorie [...]

Binge eating help: People who binge-eat but can’t put on weight

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Recently, A Current Affair interviewed BodyMatters’ Managing Director Sarah McMahon about binge eating disorder help and people who binge eat but can’t put on weight. Despite eating over 5 times the daily recommended intake, a slim physique is still maintained. This tells us a lot about the problem of judging someone’s health by their size. [...]